K+S earnings fall, potash market faces uncertainty

Potash producer K+S (Kassel, Germany) reports a 29.4% drop in adjusted group earnings after taxes for the second quarter, to €105.9 million ($141 million), compared with €150.1 million in the same period last year. Adjusted group earnings were €296.1 million in the first half of the year, 13.6% down compared with the first half of 2012....